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Fighting In The War Room524.1 – David Went To Telluride, Sophisticate Mini, Summer Movie Review
This week, Da7e has to go see a dumb demon movie to round out the summer, so Katey and David of FITWR’s Prestige coverage meet Matt Patches, he of random prompts. First, David reports from this year’s Telluride Film Festival. Then, Patches has some general questions for his co-podcasters before all three move into a review of Summer 2025’s movies and they…weren’t all Weapons.
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2025-09-031h 02Fighting In The War Room: A Movies And Pop Culture Podcast524.1 – David Went To Telluride, Sophisticate Mini, Summer Movie Review
This week, Da7e has to go see a dumb demon movie to round out the summer, so Katey and David of FITWR’s Prestige coverage meet Matt Patches, he of random prompts. First, David reports from this year’s Telluride Film Festival. Then, Patches has some general questions for his co-podcasters before all three move into a review of Summer 2025’s movies and they…weren’t all Weapons.
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2025-09-031h 02Fighting In The War Room: A Movies And Pop Culture PodcastTwo Daves Talk F1 and Jurassic World Rebirth
This week, Katey and Patches are off on vacation as Da7e and David Ehrlich convene on a Wednesday evening to talk about last weekend’s big box office win: F1 ® The Movie. Then they talk about this weekend’s upcoming box office win (if you believe the tracking): Jurassic World Rebirth. Finally, Da7e and David fix the Jurassic Franchise.
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2025-07-0336 minFighting In The War RoomTwo Daves Talk F1 and Jurassic World RebirthThis week, Katey and Patches are off on vacation as Da7e and David Ehrlich convene on a Wednesday evening to talk about last weekend’s big box office win: F1 ® The Movie. Then they talk about this weekend’s upcoming box office win (if you believe the tracking): Jurassic World Rebirth. Finally, Da7e and David fix […]
2025-07-0336 minFighting In The War Room514 – The Phoenician Scheme, Summer Game Fest ’25, The Life of ChuckThis week, Da7e and David get to weigh in on Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme (and are pretty nice to it, maybe?), then a very tired Patches reports back from this year’s Summer Game Fest in Los Angeles (the only thing happening in that city is Summer Game Fest, right?), then Katey and Da7e talk […]
2025-06-121h 05Fighting In The War Room: A Movies And Pop Culture Podcast514 – The Phoenician Scheme, Summer Game Fest ’25, The Life of Chuck
This week, Da7e and David get to weigh in on Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme (and are pretty nice to it, maybe?), then a very tired Patches reports back from this year’s Summer Game Fest in Los Angeles (the only thing happening in that city is Summer Game Fest, right?), then Katey and Da7e talk about the second Stephen King adaptation movie of the year, Mike Flannagan’s The Life of Chuck.
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2025-06-121h 05Fighting In The War Room: A Movies And Pop Culture Podcast509 – The Shrouds, More Minecraft Takes, Havoc and Stunts
This week, Da7e and David attempt to explain The Shrouds, the latest David Cronenberg film, which is great but complex. Then, Katey managed to see The Minecraft Movie for herself, finally, and has some adult takes. Finally, Patches has the team watch Havoc on Netflix and talk about the current state of stunt-based action cinema! They’re getting an Academy Awards category!
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2025-05-011h 01Fighting In The War Room509 – The Shrouds, More Minecraft Takes, Havoc and StuntsThis week, Da7e and David attempt to explain The Shrouds, the latest David Cronenberg film, which is great but complex. Then, Katey managed to see The Minecraft Movie for herself, finally, and has some adult takes. Finally, Patches has the team watch Havoc on Netflix and talk about the current state of stunt-based action cinema! […]
2025-05-011h 01Fighting In The War Room: A Movies And Pop Culture PodcastPatches and Da7e: Into the Manosphere
This week, David and Katey are out doing important family and movie business, but not Da7e and Matt Patches, who assemble in the War Room not to fight but to have a little free-form media chat that lasted way too long. At least we didn’t cancel the podcast.
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2025-04-042h 00Fighting In The War RoomPatches and Da7e: Into the ManosphereThis week, David and Katey are out doing important family and movie business, but not Da7e and Matt Patches, who assemble in the War Room not to fight but to have a little free-form media chat that lasted way too long. At least we didn’t cancel the podcast. Take a listen, embed and/or download below; […]
2025-04-042h 00Fighting In The War Room504 – The Electric State, The Pirate (1948), Black BagThis week, Patches is out at some game developer conference, so better time than ever for Katey, Da7e, and David to go hard on The Russo Bros’ Netflix offering The Electric State and how maybe the Russos shouldn’t give interviews anymore. Then, Da7e’s girlfriend watched The Pirate (1948) again, have you all seen The Pirate? […]
2025-03-191h 01Fighting In The War Room: A Movies And Pop Culture Podcast504 – The Electric State, The Pirate (1948), Black Bag
This week, Patches is out at some game developer conference, so better time than ever for Katey, Da7e, and David to go hard on The Russo Bros’ Netflix offering The Electric State and how maybe the Russos shouldn’t give interviews anymore. Then, Da7e’s girlfriend watched The Pirate (1948) again, have you all seen The Pirate? It’s pretty fun. Finally, it’s another Steven Soderbergh movie, this one a spy-thriller where most of the action is in the lies.
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2025-03-191h 01Fighting In The War Room: A Movies And Pop Culture Podcast499.7 – E-Mails and Captain America: Brave New World
NEXT MONDAY 2/17 at 9PM EST we are recording EPISODE 500 as another CALL IN SHOW!Links to watch us record it live and ways to participate will be in a pinned post at fightinginthewarroom.com
This week, we tried to do a “short one” since Patches is on vacation and Katey was just regaining her voice. However, there were a lot of listener e-mails and then Da7e and David want to talk about Captain America: Brave New World a little bit (with spoilers, I guess, if you haven’t seen the trailers). It was not a short...
2025-02-131h 13Fighting In The War Room: A Movies And Pop Culture PodcastTop Tens 2024
“It’s a bad podcast!” – David Ehrlich, FITWR 499
We’re sorry for delaying the beginning of 2025 by holding off on our Top Tens 2024 podcast. You know the format – Katey, David, Patches and Da7e take their time describing all the films on their four TOP TEN 2023 lists and number at a time (full lists below the timestamps).
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2025-01-162h 21Fighting In The War Room: A Movies And Pop Culture Podcast492 – Venom: The Last Dance, Here (sorta), Anora
This week, everyone is back in the War Room after Jizz Fest ’24 and there are movies to discuss. First, Da7e and David have seen Venom: The Last Dance, and – ya know – it is what it is, which is a movie with Venom in it. Then, Da7e needs to warn you off Here, which is using “A.I.” but can’t focus Robert Zemeckis. Then, all four hosts get into a spoiler-free discussion of Anora as the movie expands into more theaters soon.
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2024-10-311h 10Fighting In The War Room492 – Venom: The Last Dance, Here (sorta), AnoraThis week, everyone is back in the War Room after Jizz Fest ’24 and there are movies to discuss. First, Da7e and David have seen Venom: The Last Dance, and – ya know – it is what it is, which is a movie with Venom in it. Then, Da7e needs to warn you off Here, […]
2024-10-311h 10Fighting In The War Room480 – Longlegs, Emmy Nominations, TwistersThis week, Patches is out gallivanting, so Da7e and David try to invest Katey in the idea of Longlegs before getting to question her about the recently released Emmy nominations (yes, the Emmys are back again!). Finally, they all talk about Twisters, Lee Isaac Chung’s sequel to the 1996 tornado chasing movie. Take a listen, […]
2024-07-191h 00Fighting In The War Room: A Movies And Pop Culture Podcast480 – Longlegs, Emmy Nominations, Twisters
This week, Patches is out gallivanting, so Da7e and David try to invest Katey in the idea of Longlegs before getting to question her about the recently released Emmy nominations (yes, the Emmys are back again!). Finally, they all talk about Twisters, Lee Isaac Chung’s sequel to the 1996 tornado chasing movie.
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2024-07-191h 00Fighting In The War Room: A Movies And Pop Culture Podcast478 – Kinds of Kindness, Trigger Warning, The Bikeriders
This week, Da7e and David kick off the podcast trying to describe Yorgos Lanthimos newest Emma Stone movie (now with Jesse Plemons!), Kinds of Kindness, in theaters this weekend. Then, Patches and David try to decide just how bad Jessica Alba and Trigger Warning are, before Katey and Dave jump back into the fray to talk about The Bikeriders and good times at the movies.
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2024-06-2856 minFighting In The War Room478 – Kinds of Kindness, Trigger Warning, The BikeridersThis week, Da7e and David kick off the podcast trying to describe Yorgos Lanthimos newest Emma Stone movie (now with Jesse Plemons!), Kinds of Kindness, in theaters this weekend. Then, Patches and David try to decide just how bad Jessica Alba and Trigger Warning are, before Katey and Dave jump back into the fray to […]
2024-06-2856 minFighting In The War Room: A Movies And Pop Culture Podcast475 – The Elder Millennial Canon Quell
What movies define our generation?
It’s another Fighting in The War Room Quarter Quell!
For this edition of a FITWR Quarter Quell, each host brings a movie they think belongs in the “Elder Millennial Canon” of films. After a brief discussion of what that could possibly mean and a clarification that each movie needs at least three “yay” votes to qualify, the hosts jump in on Bring it On, Napoleon Dynamite, Marie Antoinette, and (500) Days of Summer.
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2024-06-061h 32Fighting In The War Room: A Movies And Pop Culture Podcast472 – Netflix’s Blockbuster Problem, Bluey’s “Surprise,” Shogun
This week, in a slightly later podcast than usual, the whole gang gets together in the War Room. First, Patches and David both saw Rebel Moon: The Scargiver (that’s part two of Rebel Moon) and neither liked it very much, which has us all debating what Netflix’s blockbuster movie strategy is. Then, Bluey had a surprise episode (not so surprising if you listened to Da7e last week) and it’s sparked a very silly online debate amongst Bluey adults. Finally, Katey, Da7e, and David watched all of Shogun (Fox on Hulu on Disney Plus) and touch...
2024-04-261h 05Fighting In The War Room: A Movies And Pop Culture Podcast468 – Da7e’s Semicolon Story, Summer Movie Preview, Road House
This week on a slightly longer than usual episode, Da7e is back to catch up on your e-mails and explain to everyone exactly what happened last week that landed him in the hospital (and how he’s going to be missing movies in theaters for the time being because of an open wound). Then, Patches gets some lightning round style reactions to this summer’s big upcoming tentpole movies. Finally, everyone dives into Doug Liman’s Road House, currently streaming on Amazon.
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2024-03-281h 24Fighting In The War Room468 – Da7e’s Semicolon Story, Summer Movie Preview, Road HouseThis week on a slightly longer than usual episode, Da7e is back to catch up on your e-mails and explain to everyone exactly what happened last week that landed him in the hospital (and how he’s going to be missing movies in theaters for the time being because of an open wound). Then, Patches gets […]
2024-03-281h 24Fighting In The War Room: A Movies And Pop Culture Podcast463 – This is Me…Now: A Love Story, True Detective Night Country, Madame Web
This week, everyone is back on the podcast. Patches, Katey, and David talk the puzzling Jennifer Lopez project This is Me…Now: A Love Story, Da7e and David are mixed positive on True Detective Night Country (there is one SPOILER question about the finale signaled by your trusty SPOILER GONG), and all four hosts went to see Madame Web and…oh boy. It’s not good.
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2024-02-221h 12Fighting In The War Room463 – This is Me…Now: A Love Story, True Detective Night Country, Madame WebThis week, everyone is back on the podcast. Patches, Katey, and David talk the puzzling Jennifer Lopez project This is Me…Now: A Love Story, Da7e and David are mixed positive on True Detective Night Country (there is one SPOILER question about the finale signaled by your trusty SPOILER GONG), and all four hosts went to […]
2024-02-221h 12Fighting In The War Room462 – Lisa Frankenstein, Super Bowl Trailers, One DayThis week, it’s Matt Patches who has to sit an episode out (apparently because of snow and children), bt Katey, Da7e, and David convene in the War Room to talk about Lisa Frankenstein (currently in theaters), the big trailers that debuted during the Super Bowl (including Twisters!). Then, the three dig into the Netflix series […]
2024-02-141h 13Fighting In The War Room: A Movies And Pop Culture Podcast462 – Lisa Frankenstein, Super Bowl Trailers, One Day
This week, it’s Matt Patches who has to sit an episode out (apparently because of snow and children), bt Katey, Da7e, and David convene in the War Room to talk about Lisa Frankenstein (currently in theaters), the big trailers that debuted during the Super Bowl (including Twisters!). Then, the three dig into the Netflix series One Day (not the 2011 movie One Day, even though David really liked that one) with some SPOILERS towards the end of the final segment.
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2024-02-141h 13Fighting In The War Room: A Movies And Pop Culture PodcastTop Tens 2023
The Best Movies of 2023
The year of 2023 had some big surprises at the cinema, and because of that your hosts might have liked the same movies, but there are many one-list outliers this year (and not just from David). You know the format – Katey, David, Patches and Da7e take their time describing all the films on their four TOP TEN 2023 lists (full lists below the timestamps).
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2024-01-112h 07Fighting In The War Room: A Movies And Pop Culture Podcast450 – The “Not For You On Paper” Quell
Making the hosts watch movies they wouldn’t like on paper
It’s another Fighting in The War Room Quarter Quell!
For this edition of a FITWR Quarter Quell, each host had a movie assigned to them by the three other hosts that “they wouldn’t like on paper” to investigate both how well we all know each other and if we can nudge friends into watching movies whose plot, genre, or themes seemed incongruous with other media they enjoy.
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2023-11-081h 30Fighting In The War Room: A Movies And Pop Culture Podcast449 – Spider-Man 2 on the PS5, Siskel & Ebert Memories, Killers of the Flower Moon
This week, everyone’s back in the war room for a good old fashioned episode of weirdness. First, Da7e and David are hot off their absent week having both completed Spider-Man 2 on the Playstation and want to sing its praises. Then, in honor of the new book Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel and Ebert Changed Movies Forever by Matt Singer, the group shares their Siskel & Ebert memories. Finally, Katey, David, and Da7e dig into Martin Scorsese’s latest flick: Killers of the Flower Moon.
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2023-10-251h 11Fighting In The War Room449 – Spider-Man 2 on the PS5, Siskel & Ebert Memories, Killers of the Flower MoonThis week, everyone’s back in the war room for a good old fashioned episode of weirdness. First, Da7e and David are hot off their absent week having both completed Spider-Man 2 on the Playstation and want to sing its praises. Then, in honor of the new book Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel and Ebert Changed Movies […]
2023-10-251h 11Fighting In The War Room: A Movies And Pop Culture Podcast448 – We Went To New York Together and The Burial
This week, Da7e and David both can’t make it down to the War Room, so Patches and Katey fill you in on the most recent FITWR meet-up and New York Comic Con (not a wedding this time!), memories of past adventures and new movies. Then, they review The Burial (now on Amazon Prime).
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2023-10-2056 minFighting In The War Room448 – We Went To New York Together and The BurialThis week, Da7e and David both can’t make it down to the War Room, so Patches and Katey fill you in on the most recent FITWR meet-up and New York Comic Con (not a wedding this time!), memories of past adventures and new movies. Then, they review The Burial (now on Amazon Prime). Take a […]
2023-10-2056 minFighting In The War Room: A Movies And Pop Culture Podcast447 – Wes Anderson/Roald Dahl Shorts, Exorcist: Believer, Astroid City
This week, we’re circling back to Astroid City for Segment 3, both because it’s readily available to stream and Netflix released FOUR Wes Anderson short films based off Roald Dahl stories. The group talks The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, Poison, The Swan, and The Rat Catcher, then takes a break to hear from Da7e and David about this week’s new Exorcist movie, before jumping into trying to make sense of Astroid City.
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2023-10-051h 22Fighting In The War Room: A Movies And Pop Culture Podcast443 – David on Telluride, Katey Has A Question, How to Blow Up a Pipeline
This week, schedules got scrambled as hosts came back from Telluride and head off to Toronto for Fall Film Festival season. Through the magic of editing, David joins Patches and Da7e to preview some of the movies he saw at the Telluride Film Festival (Poor Things, All The Strangers, The Royal Hotel, The Bikeriders, Saltburn), then Katey has a question for Da7e (about cats) before those two jump in to review How to Blow Up a Pipeline (on Hulu!).
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2023-09-061h 16Fighting In The War Room443 – David on Telluride, Katey Has A Question, How to Blow Up a PipelineThis week, schedules got scrambled as hosts came back from Telluride and head off to Toronto for Fall Film Festival season. Through the magic of editing, David joins Patches and Da7e to preview some of the movies he saw at the Telluride Film Festival (Poor Things, All The Strangers, The Royal Hotel, The Bikeriders, Saltburn), […]
2023-09-061h 16Fighting In The War Room: A Movies And Pop Culture PodcastA David and Da7e Mini-Sode
This week, an expected vacation and an unexpected storm leaves only David and Da7e in the War Room for a loose, not-even-numbered episode where David reviews Blue Beetle, Da7e recommends Al-Mummia (AKA The Night of Counting the Years), there’s some talk about Love Island and then more talk about Marvel Snap.
2023-08-1738 minFighting In The War RoomA David and Da7e Mini-SodeThis week, an expected vacation and an unexpected storm leaves only David and Da7e in the War Room for a loose, not-even-numbered episode where David reviews Blue Beetle, Da7e recommends Al-Mummia (AKA The Night of Counting the Years), there’s some talk about Love Island and then more talk about Marvel Snap.
2023-08-1738 minFighting In The War Room: A Movies And Pop Culture Podcast432 – What Should Da7e See In Theaters?, Summer Snacks, Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse
This week, we definitely all saw and want to talk about Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse for the main segment of the show, but otherwise ideas and recommendations fly freely in this week’s episode. Da7e is looking for something to see in theaters this Friday and gets the download on the movies from Katey, Patches, and David. Summer food time is manifesting for everyone, so we made it a mini-segment. THEN SPIDER-VERSE!
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2023-06-081h 16Fighting In The War Room432 – What Should Da7e See In Theaters?, Summer Snacks, Spider-Man: Across The Spider-VerseThis week, we definitely all saw and want to talk about Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse for the main segment of the show, but otherwise ideas and recommendations fly freely in this week’s episode. Da7e is looking for something to see in theaters this Friday and gets the download on the movies from Katey, Patches, and […]
2023-06-081h 16Fighting In The War Room: A Movies And Pop Culture Podcast430 – Mrs. Davis, David and Ella Kemp from Cannes, Fast X (with special guest Chris Rosen!)
This week, we’re joined by Christopher Rosen from GoldenDerby.com and the Golden Derby podcast who tries to convince Katey to finish Mrs. Davis (on Peacock!) and to talk to Da7e about Fast X, the newest Fast and Furious movie (PLEASE NOTE – THE ENTIRE FAST X SECTION IS FULL SPOILER as the boys try to convince Patches and Katey that this bad movie is fun). David forgoes Ambien this trip to the Cannes Film Festival, but since he’s awake he conscripts Letterboxd’s Ella Kemp to talk about movies they’ve seen and liked. Astroid City? Killers of...
2023-05-251h 31Fighting In The War Room430 – Mrs. Davis, David and Ella Kemp from Cannes, Fast X (with special guest Chris Rosen!)This week, we’re joined by Christopher Rosen from GoldenDerby.com and the Golden Derby podcast who tries to convince Katey to finish Mrs. Davis (on Peacock!) and to talk to Da7e about Fast X, the newest Fast and Furious movie (PLEASE NOTE – THE ENTIRE FAST X SECTION IS FULL SPOILER as the boys try to […]
2023-05-251h 31Fighting In The War Room: A Movies And Pop Culture Podcast425 – The Date Quell
Evaluating Past Dates and Movies
It’s another Fighting in The War Room Quarter Quell!
After a slight delay for a new Ehrlich child, the podcast finally gets around to episode 425 – The Date Quell. Each host has picked a movie that they went on a date to go see, which means personal stories piled on reviews of movies released between 1998 and 2002. Katey has selected Home Fries and has a journal entry to back it up, Da7e relives his potty mouth and making out plots of 1999 with South Park: Bigger Longer and Uncut, Patches scheduled a date...
2023-04-201h 37Fighting In The War Room: A Movies And Pop Culture Podcast424.9 – David 2 Kid Check-In, New Barbie Trailer, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
This week, Patches has to step out of the War Room, so Katey and Da7e decide to check-in on David Ehrlich, who is podcasting in the same room as a very new baby. David fills us in on what he’s been doing during his “time off.” Then, Katey and Da7e have nothing but praise for the Barbie PR campaign revving up. Finally, both hosts (and one host child) saw Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. Did it work as well for the others as it did for tabletop loving Da7e?
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2023-04-061h 08Fighting In The War Room424.9 – David 2 Kid Check-In, New Barbie Trailer, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among ThievesThis week, Patches has to step out of the War Room, so Katey and Da7e decide to check-in on David Ehrlich, who is podcasting in the same room as a very new baby. David fills us in on what he’s been doing during his “time off.” Then, Katey and Da7e have nothing but praise for […]
2023-04-061h 08Fighting In The War Room: A Movies And Pop Culture PodcastTOP TENS 2022
A Long Podcast About The Best Movies of 2022
It was a tough year at theaters in 2022, but that doesn’t mean there wasn’t a handful of standout films that worked incredibly well for the majority of your four hosts. You know the format – Katey, David, Patches and Da7e take their time describing all the films on their four TOP TEN 2022 lists (full lists below the timestamps).
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2023-01-062h 55Fighting In The War Room: A Movies And Pop Culture Podcast412 – Black Adam, Halloween Watches, Tár
This week, Patches, Da7e, and David all saw Black Adam and try to warn you off of it. Then, it's spooky season and David went to a cabin in the woods, so everyone talks about what they're watching for Halloween. Finally, FINALLY!, Katey, David, and Da7e have seen Tár and we finally get to talk about it!
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2022-10-271h 11Fighting In The War Room412 – Black Adam, Halloween Watches, TárThis week, Patches, Da7e, and David all saw Black Adam and try to warn you off of it. Then, it's spooky season and David went to a cabin in the woods, so everyone talks about what they're watching for Halloween. Finally, FINALLY!, Katey, David, and Da7e have seen Tár and we finally get to talk about […]
2022-10-271h 11Volume 1 – Fighting In The War Room75 – Quarter Quell 3 – Movies We Wanted To Be When We Grew Up
Each Host Brings A Film That Influenced Who They Are
This week, we’re changing up the format for our 75th Episode Quarter Quell Special! It’s our third Quell as Fighting in The War Room, and we’re getting all nostalgic again. Katey, Da7e, David and Patches have each brought a film that they wanted to be when they grew up. Katey always wanted to be Marty McFly from Back to the Future, Da7e wishes he were Penny Marshall’s Big, David sees himself in James L. Brooks’ Broadcast News and Patches, perhaps pr...
2015-06-231h 19Volume 1 – Fighting In The War Room74 – Too Many Crowdfunds, Not Enough Effort
And isn’t Jurassic Park the best?
This week, Katey, Patches and David have sent Da7e to Jurassic World, so they soldier on without him. Cut off from the outside, Katey wants to discuss Sundance’s The Wolfpack and the boys help her out, a mini-segment on Jurassic Park wonders if it’s perfect. Finally, in honor of Uwe Boll’s rant when his Kickstarter didn’t get funded, it’s time to re-evaluate the service’s purpose once again. This can’t be it, can it?
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2015-06-1041 minVolume 1 – Fighting In The War Room73 – No Fighting in the Entourage
And which host is which Game of Thrones character?
This week – Oh YEAH (Oh Yeah (oh yeah (ohyeah))) it’s an all dude ‘cast as Patches, Da7e and David are down a Katey. It’s appropriate that this is also the week an Entourage movie comes out, so these three guys talk about why the series seems mostly hated this time around. Then, in a segment inspired by Patches’ dinner small talk, each host has to cast the FITWR line-up as Game of Thrones characters (surprisingly no one is Hodor). Finally, David wonders if wanting to...
2015-06-0258 minVolume 1 – Fighting In The War Room72 – Disaster Movies Kill Our Future
And we round up Cannes so you don’t have to
This week, Katey, Patches, Da7e and David want to take Brad Bird’s Tomorrowland bait and wonder if liking disaster cinema is feeding into a gross human part of all of us that is cynical and dying. Granted, that’s not what all four hosts believe…let’s just say someone should be ready for the zombie apocalypse. Also: Patches says that The Phantom Menace is a better movie than Return of the Jedi and in certain circles, dem’s fightin’ words. Finally: Katey, Da7e and...
2015-05-2655 minVolume 1 – Fighting In The War Room71 – Mad Men in Review
And our favorite Mad Men quotes
Audio Note: This week Katey had to phone it in, but does NOT phone it in. If you get our drift.
This week, Katey, Patches, Da7e and David say goodbye to AMC’s Mad Men, a show we’ve spent almost a decade watching, writing about and thinking about. Which host cried during the Finale? What’s everyone’s favorite quote and why is Patches so into defending Betty as a character. If you haven’t caught up with Mad Men through the series finale “Per...
2015-05-201h 11Volume 1 – Fighting In The War RoomREVIEW – Avengers: Age of Ultron
All four hosts review their seventh Marvel movie together in the regular fashion.
It’s that time of the year again, folks: time for the newest installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Avengers: Age of Ultron is a super-packed sequel sure to leave you bewildered but pleased, says Da7e. Patches got quoted in a television ad for his Esquire piece, Katey doesn’t have to worry about Thanos and THE EHRLICH – fan of the first Avengers and not a Marvel movie since – HAS HIS OPINION.
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2015-05-0159 minVolume 1 – Fighting In The War Room69 – Long Takes, Big Stakes
Plus Kirsten Wiig in Welcome to Me
This week, Katey, Patches and David are down a Da7e. Patches takes the reigns and wants to talk about director Shara Piven’s Welcome to Me starring Kirsten Wiig before pummeling Katey and David with a round of TRIVIA (it’s been awhile!). Finally, the trio talks about long single takes in cinema with a side of Avengers: Age of Ultron.
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2015-04-2948 minVolume 1 – Fighting In The War Room68 – If Star Wars Was Streaming, Why Go Anywhere Anymore?
And why the answer might be film festivals.
This week, Katey, Da7e, David and Patches are coming off that week with the Star Wars trailer. OK, Patches isn’t watching any Star Wars publicity, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t everywhere. Katey, Patches and David go to Tribecca Film Festival and only physically share the same space during a George Lucas event. Is this the year we finally deem Tribecca worthy? Then, Katey think she’s knows about Harrison Ford’s comeback because she’s seen Age of Adeline. Finally, with things increasingly...
2015-04-2251 minVolume 1 – Fighting In The War Room67 – We Talk About Superhero Movies Too Much
And their villains are uninteresting
This week, Katey, Da7e, and Patches are at the whims of THE EHRLICH, who thinks we talk about superhero movies too much online, on social media and in publications. He wants to discuss why and not so much the upcoming superhero films. Then, on a stay-cation with his girlfriend, David enjoys Matthew Vaughn’s Kingsmen: The Secret Service twice. Finally, why are all these mainstream blockbuster movies populated by uninteresting villains?
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2015-04-1550 minVolume 1 – Fighting In The War Room66 – It’s ‘Always’ a Mad Mad Mad Men World
And our wants for Game of Thrones
This week, Katey, Da7e and THE EHRLICH are at the whims of astral dog Patches, who watched Steven Spielberg’s Always recently and wants to talk about this oft-forgotten entry in the Spielberg canon. After putting out those fires, Patches wants out ghosts to whisper in his ear the future of Game of Thrones Season 5 (no real spoilers). Then, Patches has also somehow watched Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5 and thinks it’s obviously influenced Mad Men. There is no better excuse for the four hosts to talk about...
2015-04-0751 minVolume 1 – Fighting In The War Room64 – Physical Media March Madness Goosebumps
What do you keep and what goes to the loser’s bracket?
This week, Katey, Patches, Da7e and David are reunited to talk about…Scholastic’s Goosebumps Bracket, rating the original RL Stine books. Da7e’s read most of them, but is wondering who this Tumblr poll is for. Then, Katey shames the guys for not following through with Empire. Finally, a disaster leaves Da7e without power and pondering his previous commitment to digital media. Can Patches talk him down?
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2015-03-2548 minVolume 1 – Fighting In The War Room63 – The St. Patrick’s March Madness Jinx
What would a Garry Marshall St Patrick’s Day movie look like?
This week, Katey, Patches, Da7e are down a David. Patches is inspired by his job’s TV Reboot Tournament and wants to know what TV shows we’d reboot (Da7e has the best answer), then all three hosts group-pitch their version of a Garry Marshall St. Patrick’s Day based on a tweet from absent Ehrlich. Finally, HBO’s The Jinx ended in grand fashion and it’s time to debate how much reality you’re allowed to distort in search of the Ecstati...
2015-03-1944 minVolume 1 – Fighting In The War Room62 – The Unbreakable Sunshine of a Ehrlich Mind
Who You Gonna Call?
This week, Katey, Patches, Da7e and David are all back. First up, a more personal story from David about his weekend with his girlfriend re-creating some moments from Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, but this segment has an ending you won’t want to forget! Then, it’s time to talk about the future of the Ghostbusters and Netflix since their The Unbreakable Kimmie Schmidt is so pleasant.
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2015-03-1149 minVolume 1 – Fighting In The War Room61 – Visiting Grey Gardens
Plus: David Goes to A Porn Festival
This week, Katey, Da7e and David are down a Patches, so we’ll never know what Matt thinks about Grey Gardens, the 1979 documentary about a mother and daughter both named Edith Beale and the documentarians who discovered their…odd…reclusive lifestyle. The doc is being re-released and Katey just saw it for the first time, so the gang delves into Grey Gardens’ relationship to reality TV and wonder if docs like this get made anymore. That plus Mr. Ehrlich went to Porn Hub’s NYC Porn Film Festival. P...
2015-03-0439 minVolume 1 – Fighting In The War Room60 – Goodbye Parks And Recreation
Plus: Oscar Reactions and BOOOOOOKS
This week, Katey, Da7e and Patches are down a David, so we’ll never know just how pleased he was when Birdman took home the Best Picture Oscars. Patches and Katey have some words for the NPH-hosted telecast, then a mini-segment where we semi-annually talk about stuff we’re reading (usually when movie season runs thin) and FINALLY a discussion of the now-ended sitcom Parks and Recreation.
We promise not to play “Bye Bye Little Sebastian”
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2015-02-2451 minVolume 1 – Fighting In The War Room59 – Powerful Stories That Might Be Fictional
Plus: Actually Inspiring Sports Movies
This week, Katey, Da7e, David and Patches quickly want to go over this Sunday’s SNL40. Not the greatest SNL, not the worst SNL, but SNL for SNL’s sake, so they have to break down what that means. Then: When is it news, when is it entertainment and when is it our responsibility to know when the difference between the two? The recent Brian Williams debacle frames a conversation that includes actual Fighting like our namesake. Excellent. That plus a discussion on sports movies because of MacFarland USA.
2015-02-1848 minVolume 1 – Fighting In The War Room58 – Instances When Referencing “An Affair to Remember” Is Appropriate
And Empire: Literally the Super Bowl for African American Women?
This week, Katey, Da7e, David and Patches respond to and debate around Devin Faraci’s BadAssDigest.com post “What Are ‘The Movies’ Anyway?”. With television and internet video as prevalent and accessible as it is, what place does defining a “feature film” have any more? What will “the movies” look like in 50 years? Also, Patches saw Sleepless in Seattle for the first time and shrugs it off as Katey fights for it’s romance and Empire takes Fox by storm
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2015-02-1039 minVolume 1 – Fighting In The War Room57 – David Returns From Sundance With Thoughts
Should the Oscars Be in January?
This week, Katey, Da7e, and Patches are subject to a brisk Ehrlich discussion about Sundance and what it all means. first, a tidbit about the festival and it’s changing perception. Is the old promise of Sundance preserved in virtual reality filmmaking and Sundance Next? Then, a brief interlude to discuss if the Oscars should be in January, because David can’t believe we’re talking about stuff like American Sniper still after Sundance. Then, David saw Jupiter Ascending at Sundance, and he can’t review it, but wants to...
2015-02-0544 minVolume 1 – Fighting In The War Room56 – Theme Parks, Awards Shows and Sundance 2015 Report!
With returning guest Jordan Hoffman!
This week, Kate and Da7e stay in the War Room to talk about what interests them. Katey avoided a massive blizzard and watched the SAG Awards and Dave is reading a book that compares and contrasts Universal Theme Parks against Disney Theme Parks. It’s an alternate theater discussion and we also wonder if it’s time to end live award shows. THEN – the main event! David and Patches have been at Sundance with The Guardian‘s Jordan Hoffman and bring us a lengthy and detailed report!
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2015-01-291h 03Volume 1 – Fighting In The War Room55 – Is Bradley Cooper Just Jai Courtney With A Monkey’s Paw? And Other American Sniper Questions
Plus each hosts one Oscar Noms Highlight Story
This week, we’re late an abbreviated because of Martin Luther King Day, just like [semi-offensive political event reference]! American Sniper has been setting records in January and Katey, Matt, Da7e and David want to know why. Is it Bradley Cooper? Is it Clint Eastwood? Are Americans just hungry for heroes? Then, each host briefly talks about an Oscar Nomination story from the previous week, highlighting some fun picks and snubs. Follow the show (@FITWR), Katey (@kateyrich) Patches (@misterpatches), Da7e (@da7e) and David (@davidehrlich or @Crit...
2015-01-2129 minVolume 1 – Fighting In The War Room54 – Things Are Bad, Except Maybe ‘Black Mirror’
Plus a mini review of Appropriate Behavior!
This week, Katey’s been replace by Joanna, and everyone should be happy, but that doesn’t stop Patches, David, and Da7e from taking a bleak view of things. First, everyone wants to talk about Black Mirror, the British Import Sci-Fic anthology show and how it might be great, then David wants to tell you about a Sundance movie he enjoyed that is finally seeing release, then FINALLY DAVID CAN’T TAKE IT ANYMORE. The world is depressing and writing about film doesn’t seem to be helping...
2015-01-1347 minVolume 1 – Fighting In The War Room53 – Nostalgia Is Killing Us and 2015 isn’t like Back To The Future Part II
Plus what we watched over break!
This week, Katey, Patches David and Da7e are in 2015, the Year of our Time Lord Doctor Emmett Brown and where the **** are our hoverboards and self-fitting jackets in Thriller-ready red? This year there’s an unusual amount of movies coming up designed to pull on the old nostalgia heart-strings (otherwise how do you justify a Point Break remake?). The gang tackles this while also applying fast-acting nostalgia to the things they watched at the tail end of 2014. Some of them deserve your consideration!
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2015-01-0649 minVolume 1 – Fighting In The War RoomTop Tens 2014
The Fifth Annual Top Ten Show!
It’s that time of year again: time to make a list! Katey, Patches and David all have their top ten films of the year and Da7e will host a countdown episode while throwing in his list of “2014 movies that I will pay money to rewatch multiple times.”
We’ve previously mentioned or reviewed most of these films and they’ve all been tagged at our website as Top Ten 2014 episodes!
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2014-12-232h 13Volume 1 – Fighting In The War Room52 – It’s About Ethics In Entertainment Journalism
Plus 2014 TV in Review!
This week, Katey, Patches and Da7e are down a guy named David and push on to bring YOU a discussion on how 2014 changed Television as we know it. Da7e has another round of trivia prepared called “Cinematic Consumerism” focusing on products in film, then the trio delve into a discussion of this month’s GOP hacks on Sony Pictures Entertainment and the ramifications thereof.*
*This was recorded before the terrorist threats. Audio disclaimer included in episode.
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2014-12-1647 minVolume 1 – Fighting In The War Room51 – JuxtaposEpisode: Exodus and The Best of 2014’s Not-Movies
Plus 2014 Gift Guide!
This week, Katey, Patches, David and Da7e are back with some 2014 clean-up activities. First, Patches wants to know what media or narrative experience from 2014 we’d put on our Top Ten lists if we weren’t so strict about the “only movies” rule. Then, each host takes on a good idea for a gift this holiday season in this week’s mini segment. Finally, It’s time to talk Exodus: Gods and Kings. Patches and David have seen Ridley Scott’s latest and it’s bad enough that they drag Katey and Da7e into a...
2014-12-0948 minVolume 1 – Fighting In The War Room50 – Quarter Quell 2: Movies For The Moment
Each Host Brings A Film On Their Mindset
This week, we’re changing up the format for our 50th Episode Quarter Quell Special! It’s been a long time podcasting for Katey, Da7e, David and Patches, so each host brought a film that timestamps something about their mindset right now. Newly married Katey sees marriage in Neighbors, Da7e brings Raiders of the Lost Ark as a metaphor for his move to Colorado, David’s turned 30 and chooses 13 Going on 30 and Patches ends the podcast on a lighter note by contemplating mortality with Synecdoche NY.
2014-12-021h 15Volume 1 – Fighting In The War Room49 – From Game Theory To Ectoplasm Twinkie: Science In Movies
Plus Katey Rich’s Movie Quote Trivia Returns!
This week, Katey, Patches, David and Da7e have heard tell the Star Wars: The Force Awakens teaser is going to be in a select number of theaters and are all pretty much in favor of the theatrical trailer experience. Then, inspired by Babadook, each host recommends some performances this year that probably won’t get rewards recognition. Finally, inspired by The Theory of Everything, Imitation Game and Interstellar, the group discusses using science in your movie. All that plus and Infinite Ticket lighting round question!
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2014-11-2549 minVolume 1 – Fighting In The War Room48 – This Podcast’s Theme Is “America”
Plus Katey Rich’s Movie Quote Trivia Returns!
This week, Katey, Patches, David and Da7e throw down in another installment of movie quote trivia in the mini-segment! These quotes were pulled from the years #50-100 grossing movies, so it’s a bit more tough on our hosts. The real meat, though, is a discussion of HBO’s Miniseries Olive Kitterage, which David has seen all of and Patches and Katey read, then a discussion prompted by Friday’s review of Foxcatcher that asks: Since Foxcatcher is about “America” what other movies with big themes do we like...
2014-11-1150 minVolume 1 – Fighting In The War Room47 – “The Big Wave and The Sadness”
Featuring Katey Rich and Elizabeth Taylor’s Corpse In Space
This week, Joanna Robinson takes the reigns to bring her residency to a climactic happy ending, much like romantic comedies. That’s right, Manhattan Love Story and A to Z failed at bringing serialized rom-com to the TV screen so it’s time to examine this genre: can it be drawn out and still be satisfying? Did the genre grind to a halt after the execution of Love Actually? IMPORTANT THINGS! Also discussed: The theater critic in Birdman has us thinking about professions portrayed on film a...
2014-11-0446 minVolume 1 – Fighting In The War Room46 – Horror SPOOKTACULAR 2014!
The Mystery Of Missing Robinson
This week, Katey, Patches, and David are at the whims of crazy horror, monster and dubstep-obsessed Da7e who wants to revisit American Horror Story in honor of their fourth anthology entry Freak Show and wants to dive deep into Hollywood’s portrayal of movie monsters from the golden age of the relatable Universal Monster to the internet age of Slenderman. All that plus a trivia round mini-segment called DISASTERPIECE! This is Probably In Bad Taste and a traumatizing Lighting Round question.
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2014-10-2854 minVolume 1 – Fighting In The War Room45 – The Curious Incident Of A True Crime Podcast In The Nighttime
Plus Foreign Comedies That Are Still Funny
This week, Katey, Patches, Da7e, Joanna and David discuss The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, a book about autism that Patches recently saw adapted into a Broadway play, then the gang each has a pick of a foreign language film that didn’t lose it’s comedy in the culture transition and finally the group wraps up discussing depicting true crime for entertainment by way of the Serial podcast from This American Life‘s Sarah Koening.
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2014-10-2243 minVolume 1 – Fighting In The War Room43 – “Somewhere Between a David and a Katey”
The Judge, Inherent Vice and Film as a way of Getting Butts into Theaters
This week, Katey, Patches and David all got to see Inherent Vice and talk amongst themselves while Da7e bides his time until December when he gets to see it with the rest of you. Katey’s Tidbit questions if Robert Downey Jr is even trying anymore and Patches defends The Judge. Finally everyone piles on the plan to release Interstellar earlier to 70MM Film projection theaters and if this newest gimmick to get people out of the house is actually gon...
2014-10-0746 minVolume 1 – Fighting In The War RoomREVIEW – Is Guardians of the Galaxy The Marvel Movie You’ve Been Waiting For?
These Four A-Holes Saw The Movie
This week, all four hosts have their usual battle about this summer’s crazy superhero offering from Marvel. Somehow everyone saw the movie and has enough opinions that no one does the whole review saying only “I Am Groot.” That’s right! It’s James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy and the whole podcast hangs in the balance: Just what will David hate about this one? Is Katey finally interested in Thanos or would she rather speak about Get On Up? Can Da7e convince Patches that a notecard movie is a go...
2014-08-0154 minVolume 1 – Fighting In The War Room33 – If You Love Something…Demand A 5-Year Release Schedule?
Plus Comic-Con 2014 Wrap-Up and More Lucy
This week, Katey, Da7e, Patches and David managed to all stay out of San Diego during Comic Con which puts us in the unenviable position of sorting out what was cool and what wasn’t purely out of the news that made it out on the internet. Then: David’s absence during last week’s Lucy review was felt, especially when you hear his real opinions about the ScarJo action flick. Finally: Will bundling intellectual properties into megafranchises butt-up against an ever rabid fandom and destroy the blockbuster as we...
2014-07-3046 minVolume 1 – Fighting In The War Room32 – Joke Rock: Weird Al or Dwayne Johnson?
Can you smell what this podcast is cooking?
This week, Patches wants to talk Joke Rock of a few different stripes. First, he pitches a conversation on Weird Al’s Mandatory Fun album to David, Da7e and Katey, then in segment 3 the group tries to decide if love for The Rock on screen is ultimately an ironic love. That plus a Family Feud segment that surprisingly features the least amount of feuding on the show and a Lightning Round question for reluctant Brett Ratner fans.
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2014-07-2250 minVolume 1 – Fighting In The War Room31 – Score Purge: Blockbuster Aural Anarchy
Class Warfare For Your Eyes and Ears
This week, Katey is in Los Angeles, so David, Da7e and Patches take the week to talk about class warfare on screen though mini-reviewing The Purge: Anarchy, recommend a movie that went underseen this year, then dive into the future of blockbuster movie scores, which all 3 agree are usually bland. All that plus a Lighting Round question about horrible titles that were attached to otherwise good movies.
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2014-07-1546 minVolume 1 – Fighting In The War Room30 – A Horse Named Patches: Vanity Or Passion Project?
Plus each hosts favorite movie of 2014 so far!
This week, Katey, David, Da7e and Patches are thinking about the under-performing box office of 2014 and wonder how that’s going to change in the years to come or at least in the rest of this year. Katey wants to know what each person’s favorite movie of the year is so far and most of the hosts deliver, finally – Is there a difference between a “vanity project” and a “passion project” and when do we apply these terms. Plus your a lightning round question about child stars
2014-07-0841 minVolume 1 – Fighting In The War Room28 – Won’t Somebody Please Think of the Children?
Plus Patches’ Idea For A Mini-Segment Backfires When Everyone Kinda Likes Transformers More Than He Thought.
This week, Katey, David, Da7e and Patches are thinking about today’s youth after Patches runs into a child who is most looking forward to The Hobbit Part 3 and Planes: Fire and Rescue this year. This cannot stand, thinks Patches, who polls the other hosts on if we’ve lost quality children’s programming before opening the door for Da7e to shill for Paranorman by way of sh*t-talking a certain bear-movie. That plus a Mini-Segment about Trans4me...
2014-06-2446 minVolume 1 – Fighting In The War Room27 – Games of Thrones, Premakes and Seattle Film Festivals
Including a Book-Spoiler Free Discussion of Game of Thrones, Season 4
This week, Katey, David, Da7e and Patches have peeped the TRANSFORMERS PREMAKE by Kevin B. Lee and want to talk about blockbuster filmmaking in the world economy (of course!). Then, David has a report from the Seattle International Film Festival that turns into a hearty recommendation for YOU, the listener, to head on West next time the festival comes around. Finally, in a massive roundtable segment, the hosts take on their feelings about Game of Thrones Season 4 WITHOUT encountering A STORM OF SPOILERS. How d...
2014-06-1752 minVolume 1 – Fighting In The War Room26 – It’s Negroni Season and Everything’s Crazy
Obvious Child, Father’s Day and Fantastic TV
This week, Katey, Da7e and Patches get together while Katey has a Negroni to once again talk about television now that the Emmy Submission Season has ended and industry campaigning had begun. Mad Men. Hannibal, The Good Wife, Adventure Time and more shows gets nods of approval from our hosts. Plus, Patches and Katey review the very truthy-feeling The Obvious Child and each podcaster recommends a movie for Father’s Day.
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2014-06-1046 minVolume 1 – Fighting In The War Room025 – The Filmmaking Quarter Quell
Each Host On When They Weren’t A Filmmaker
This week, we’re changing up the format for our 25th Episode Quarter Quell Special! If you haven’t bopped over to FightingInTheWarRoom.com/XXV/ to watch short films from Da7e, Patches and David, queue that up now! Don’t start yet, though, because Katey kicks things off with the story of her film’s absence. After that, Da7e attempts to make something out of nothing, Patches adapts a short story and isn’t sure he’s satisfied and David learns about being a directo...
2014-06-031h 17Volume 1 – Fighting In The War Room024 – Movies And Music Are Silt In Your Life River
Plus a mini-review of We Are The Best!
This week, Katey, David, Da7e and Patches all bring two music recommendations to the table for a tidbit about 2014’s new music they’ve been listening to. Patches and David have high praise for the Swedish We Are The Best, then Patches wants to talk about movies that have motivated us to take action in our real lives while he’s lounging in The Hamptons. Da7e tries to convince everyone that life it pain and advertising from his hole in Brooklyn. That plus a Lightning Round...
2014-05-2747 minVolume 1 – Fighting In The War Room022 – The 2014 Binge Summit
Plus The Godzilla Legacy and 2014 Top Movie Trivia
This week, Da7e returns and demands everyone spend a few more minutes talking about Gareth Edwards’ Godzilla and how it fits into the grander tradition of Godzilla movies now that we know there will be a sequel. Then, Katey has devised a round of trivia comprised of quotes from the Top 20 Box Office hits of 2014. You’ll be surprised what’s made it up there. Finally, all four hosts discuss binge watching and how it’s transformed our view. That plus a lighting round question about dream du...
2014-05-2046 minVolume 1 – Fighting In The War Room021 – What’s (W)right or Wrong With Wiki-Watching and Why?
Plus Defining Characters By Their Absence, Like Superior Spider-Man.
This week, Katey’s out about to get hitched, so Patches, Da7e and David each bring an element to this week’s bro-down. Da7e wants to talk about spending over a year without Peter Parker being Spider-Man in Dan Slott’s Superior Spider-Man series and Patches makes him admit that he cried, Patches has cooked up a RZA-themed round of Patches Matches and David isn’t going to be on this week’s Amazing Spider-Man 2 review, but he HAS read the Wikipedia page on it. A conv...
2014-04-2950 minVolume 1 – Fighting In The War Room020 – You Must Remember This Podcast (We Had Karina Longworth On It)
Plus Game of Thrones Meets Rape Culture…Ugh.
This week, Katey, Patches, Da7e and David get side-tracked talking about the a scene in last Sunday’s Game of Thrones on HBO that has brought the internet to a rolling boil of outrage. All four have surprisingly reasonable opinions, but – unsurprisingly – kind of disagree. After that, Katey regales you with tales from DOLLYWOOD, the Dolly Parton theme park in Tennessee, as part of the ongoing buildup to her nuptials. Finally, film-critic, author and podcaster Karina Longworth drops by to talk about her book Meryl Streep: Anatomy o...
2014-04-2252 minVolume 1 – Fighting In The War Room019 – Sometimes I’m A Teenager, Sometimes I’m An Intern With Griffin Newman
Plus RICH WEDDING COUNTDOWN and Rick and Morty!
This week, Katey, Patches, Da7e and David realize Katey’s wedding is upon us and decide to talk a few Marriage Movies, starting with 1940’s The Philadelphia Story. Then, Da7e makes a quick monologue encouraging you to catch Adult Swim’s Rick and Morty (he seriously thinks it’s the best show currently airing). FINALLY, Griffin Newman, hot off his newest appearance as “Rick the Intern” in Ivan Reitman’s Draft Day joins us for a segment about Kevin Costner’s band, how Jennifer Garner smells and what pa...
2014-04-1652 minVolume 1 – Fighting In The War RoomReviews – Boys Under The Skin, Sports Over The Top, Stupid Birds, Nic Cage, Vampires!
Covering Under The Skin, Rio 2, Joe, Draft Day and Only Lovers Left Alone
This week, Katey is out and Da7e is in, joining Review regulars Matt and David as they do everything in their power to not talk about The Raid 2 expanding. That’s right, this week’s review segment is obsessed with the multiple layers of Jonathan Glazer lyrically cryptic Under The Skin. Then, it’s a catch-all of other things you could see this weekend, with Patches and David talking NFL drama in Draft Day, Patches and Da7e on David Gordon Green’s Joe, Dav...
2014-04-111h 03Volume 1 – Fighting In The War Room018 – The Workmanlike Sweet Spot For Changing Hearts And Minds
Plus each host’s Nic Cage impression!
This week, Katey, Patches, Da7e and David take on this exact moment in the cultural landscape in three distinct ways: First, Da7e has seen and enjoyed Captain America: The Winter Soldier but gets very confused once he starts drawing parallels to the reviled Iron Man 2. Also, Patches is convinced that Fox’s Cosmos is aggressively drawing a line against Creationism while Da7e suggests it’s time to take a stand against religion in science-based programming. Can Katey and David unlock the antlers of these sparring bucks...
2014-04-0844 minVolume 1 – Fighting In The War Room017 – How I Met Your Zeitgeist
Plus A Mid-Episode Post-Credits Scene Discussion.
This week, Katey, Patches, Da7e and David convened on Sunday to discuss the How I Met Your Mother finale and how this filmed-in-LA sitcom about friends in New York closed out it’s 9 Season run. Then, David wants to talk about just how much critics are supposed to plug into the greater cultural zeitgeist, wondering if it’s irresponsible for any serious critic to have, say, NOT seen The Avengers. That plus real American heroes and a brief discussion of Marvel’s credits scenes inspired by Captain America 2: The Wi...
2014-04-0148 minVolume 1 – Fighting In The War Room014 – “But, What About Me?” Asks The Straight White Man
Spoilers For Season One of True Detective.
This week, Katey, Patches and Da7e are David-less as SXSW needs its documentaries judged and who better than David to judge things? This week’s answer is: “maybe the other three” as they throw down about the current pop culture crisis of masculinity that was introduced by Devin on last week’s Enemy Review. Then, Da7e has a new style of mini-game for Patches and Katey and the stakes (more podcast planning work!) have never been higher. Finally, the group processes True Detective: what did it all mean...
2014-03-1150 minVolume 1 – Fighting In The War Room011 – Scatological Meta Commentaries And Meta Scatological Commentary
Plus Film Centipede 2004 Edition!
This week, Katey, Patches and Da7e welcome David back to New York with a River of Fundament a five-and-a-half hour Matthew Barney art film that Patches saw. It’s about the resurrection of Norman Mailer through a river of feces, and that’s just the beginning. Please make note of the show times below if you’re a sensitive listener. After that, our run of February trivia segments continues with the Film Centipede Game and a discussion about the first episode of BBC’s Sherlock and how TV Meta Commentary can be go...
2014-02-1852 min